Local Plaquemines Parish news station WWLTV reports that Sayra Smith, 34, and Tammy Miller, also 34, threatened a sixth grader and a teen, respectively, after their daughters each reported being bullied.

Smith’s actions were caught on tape, which reportedly reveals the mom charging onto the school bus and threatening a sixth-grader that Smith’s daughter had accused of pulling her hair, fighting her and cursing at her.

“A school bus surveillance video shows that Smith was on the school bus for less than one minute Friday,” reports WWLTV.com. “You can hear her say, ‘You have one more time to put your hands on my daughter before you’re going to have a problem with me. Don’t touch her, don’t tell her nothing.’

Smith was arrested for trespassing on the bus and disturbing the peace, and let go on a $1,500 bond.

“‘I didn’t do nothing wrong, I didn’t harass nobody,’ said Smith. ‘I did say a word to the bus driver. I was mad because you’re still sitting here not defending my child, and once she gets on this bus it’s your job to make sure that she is safe.'”

There aren’t as many details available on the arrest of Miller, who apparently threatened her daughter’s teenaged classmate with a stun gun in a high school gym.

Miller’s daughter and the threatened teen had apparently been fighting off-campus, and the threatened teen reports that Miller called her several times after the stun-gun incident to issue further threats.

Miller has been charged with aggravated assault and is free on a $3,500 bond.

Okay, clearly these two moms went nuts. But at the same time? I relate to this.

What’s really freaky, though, is when you want to go Mama Bear on another kid. Hey, I’ve felt it. There’s nothing quite as cognitively disorienting as feeling murderous rage towards a 5-year-old. A part of your brain knows that the 5-year-old is too little to intend real cruelty, and certainly knows that you shouldn’t be Scary Mom in front of a little, tiny kid. At the same time? You kinda want to punch that kid in his stupid baby face.

So though I can’t condone what those moms did, I get it. And I’m (inwardly) rage-y at kids who are even the slightest bit mean to my third grader, or even those who are dismissive. My daughter, knock wood, has never been seriously bullied. There have been bad moments, but I haven’t had to live through her coming home day after day, crying, shaking, telling me terrible stories about the terrible thing that one kid, that one same damned kid, did.

What kind of stress does that build up in a person, listening to that? I can only imagine. But I don’t have to imagine, really, because there are plenty of stories about the moms who went kerblooey. I was just thinking about the Texas Cheerleading Mom the other day. She’s crazycakes, she tried to kill a person, that’s irretrievably evil, of course it is. But at the same time, I think about what it must have been like for her. Her daughter coming home every day in tears, talking about how one girl is turning her life into a living hell, watching that one same girl rise in the high school pecking order as her daughter fell. Man, that’s gotta suck.

It’s not easy, this being a mom. I’m surprised more of us don’t crack.

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In this instance it sounds like the other child was physically assaulting her daughter on more than one occasion. I commend this mother. I don’t see this as “cracking”, I see this as protecting your child from future abuse. I bet this wasn’t her first attempt to stop this behavior against her daughter. Unfortunately not all parents disipline their own children for being a bully and obviously the bus driver was turning a blind eye. Who else if not the mom is going to stand up for their child? Time are dangerous and my children are not going to be at risk even if it seems like child’s play it could end up much worse.

Jlynn

I sort of cracked, my daughter was three and at her preschool there was a five year old that was picking on her. She never cried but would tell me that he was mean to her and she did not like it. She told me he said mean words, I told her to tell him that she did not like it and to go tell a teacher if he did not stop.
After picking her up one day while they were outside playing, as we were walking away the boy shouted “Bye ballin’ Holland” she did not react and I just left. The next day I was going to talk to a teacher. When we got there we were late and the kids were lined up to go out. The boy called my daughter “Ballin’ Holland” again and she turned and put her face into me. No teachers heard but I told the boy, in a calm voice, that was not nice and she did not like it. I was shaking and almost ready to cry. A teacher heard me speak to him and could tell I was upset and came to see. She was not mad and understood where it came from. She said that it has been an issue they were trying to fix and maybe having another adult speak up would help. But it hurt to see my little girl who is very shy already, scared of another kid.
Kids are sneaky and learn quick who to target. My daughter being quiet was an easy target as she was not as likely to run and tell a teacher. I do not know where kids learn at such a young age to be so mean and get such a high off seeing others hurt comes from. No one should feel good about causing someone else pain, whether physical or emotional, much less a preschooler.

Michelle

If the school isn’t going to do anything, then I am. And in this story these aren’t little kids we’re talking about. I’m not going to put up with my kids getting assaulted on a daily basis.

Ashley

I am planning on teaching my kids how to defend themselves. A friend of mine’s son was sent to the hospital (with a concussion, a broken nose and multiple bruises…a 5th grader!) by another student and he had tried to fight back. Poor kid wasn’t stronger than the other kid though, and even though it was obvious who was at fault, BOTH kids got suspended. I couldn’t believe it…my friend’s son was just trying to save his own life and they suspended him! Regardless, I’ll take the suspension. My kids need to know that its ok to defend themselves if someone is hurting them. And yes, I’ll go Mama Bear on whoever touches my kid.

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I have to wonder if these women first tried going through the schools or even to the other children’s parents. Not that you always get the results you want, but adult to adult communication is the proper channel. With the teen, I’d even consider going to the police since the fighting was taking place off-campus. I think an adult confronting a child should be an absolute last resort. No need to go all Mama-Badger on someone else’s cub.

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My little sister was bullied from grade school all the way to high school, when she was in 5th grade she came home in tears because one little girl was so horrible to her, I was 16 at the time and had got out of school early that day so my mother asked if I could pick my sister up I remember she ran to me in tears and I asked who made her cry, she pointed the girl out to me so I went up to that little girl and said in front of the girls mother, “don’t you ever touch my sister again, don’t look at her, don’t even think about her or I’ll be back here and it won’t be good for you” her mother was furious and I all I said to her mom was “now your daughter knows how my sister feels.” Then we left and that girl never bothered my sister again.

As an adult I realize that was not the way to handle it but I was a teenager just trying to protect my sister. As an adult if my daughter was in the same situation I would probably speak to the girls mother and if it still occurred I don’t know what I would do maybe pursue legal action, contact the media and embarrass the girls mother I don’t know I never thought about how I would handle this, I don’t feel like what the first mom did on the bus was that bad it’s not like she mentioned physical harm. The stun gun was way too far though. I feel like after everything I have seen with my younger sister I could crack if someone hurt my daughter. Hopefully I never have to deal with that.

trish

I said something to a kid at school once. I volunteer at school a lot though and its a kid I’ve known for a long time. I think she has a crush on my son but she always messes with him and she had pinched with her nails his arm several times. this actually took skin off and he would tell me but the yard duty and teachers did nothing. so the day after the last incident I saw her outside before class. I said hey (insert name here) what happened yesterday? she said nothing so I said you pinched (insert name here) and he was bleeding, did he do something to you to make you do that? she said no he was chasing my friend and I was trying to make him stop. so I said well, you made him bleed and the school rules say that you should keep your hands to yourself so if that happens again I am going to talk to your mother. she hasn’t done it since. I wanted to get a clearer picture of the why, because for all I know my kid was leaving out the part where he had it coming lol. this is not a bully situation, I think it was more of a jealousy situation but either way, finger nails are filthy and nobody should be making my baby bleed.

JW

My mom totally tracked down two kids who were bullying my sister and I in elementary school. She waited until they were off school grounds walking home, penned them in with her car, then got out and presses them up against a fence. She told them in no uncertain terms to leave her kids alone and I please have their parents call her if they had any questions about this incident. Obviously the kids never told their parents and they never picked on us again. Of course this was after we had been through all the “appropriate channels” the school had to offer with no resolution and in fact escalation in violence. So my mom did what she had to do to protect us. The one kid actually approache me when we were in college and told me he was still terrified of my mom! I laughed so hard!

So needless to say I would definitely, absolutely, 100% confront a kid that bullies my child. I would probably not do it in gym class or on a school bus. And if I have to pay a fine or go to jail, so be it. I would rather confront a bully than have something unspeakable happen to my child.

Jessica West

I understand fully why this mother did what she did. When I was in highschool even if you went to a teacher all they would say is ignore it.

I had a chair to my face, beaten black and blue, and even molested, I went home with at least a dozen new bruses, but the teachers didn’t care.

I once fought back and I was the one punished. Easier to punish the victim than a dozen bullies.

I would not be surprised if this is what happened.high five to her.

Alex

I hate the term “mama bear” when it is used by deranged mothers trying to excuse themselves from acting like a rational adult. Real mama bears don’t ever feel the need to go ape shit on another bear’s cub because it looks at her cubs threateningly. Indeed, when a mother bear does act aggressively to defend her cubs, she is usually darted and moved, and if it happens again, destroyed. So unless moms are honestly suggesting they feel they should be removed from society because they can’t act appropriately towards humans, they shouldn’t use the term “mama bear.”

Izzy

I was bullied in school. I was spit on, burnt (home ec 6th grade kid took a metal ruler, heated it on an iron and held it to my arm), hit, pushed down stairs. And that’s only the physical stuff.

My mom never confronted anyone but she did remove me from school.

I will not stand bullying. Right now my oldest is only 3 but I preach hard about everyone needs to be nice. I get other 3yr olds really are “bullying” but I have said “Oh X that’s not nice to do, you’re making her sad.” As they get older I will continue to try to protect her. Schools do almost nothing about it. So if I feel I’m being ignored I will confront the child’s parents without a doubt.

Beth

There’s confronting and then there’s threatening.

I was at an elementary school on a weekend and this middle school age boy was mis-using brand new playground equipment. When I told him to knock it off, he cursed me out. So I took his picture and told him that he’d better keep his little friends from vandalizing anything because when I came back that evening, if anything was broken, I was going to take his picture to the police and tell them he did it and they would believe me over him because I’m an adult.

I didn’t threaten him, I intimidated him because he was a snot and he deserved to be taken down a notch.

I’m not opposed to confronting other people’s children. I’m not opposed to correcting other people’s children. But you’ve got to be smarter than to straight up threaten them.

Kat

Luckily my sons not at this age i have no idea how i would handle something but having been bullied in school myself and seen many a’ bullied id say getting on a bus driver or teachers rear end to handle the issue is a must. I can proudly and shamefully say in high school i bullied a middle schooler because she was bullying another child the bus driver decided that separating her to the back of the bus with the big kids was a good idea i didn’t think a bully should have the privilege to sit in the back so i kept her miserable she stopped bullying after that so a shameful job well done.

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I recieved a “Disorderly Conduct” citation for protecting my 14 yr old step daughter after being jumped by a 16 & 17 yr old hispanic girls bc my daughter was caucasian.. I dont think im crazy, but I would have never spoke to the girls the way i did if they wouldnt have be tormenting my daughter after numerous times of the law bein called on them. I agree with the mothers, sure they sound alittle crazy but you can only take so much of ur child beingbullied repeatedly..

Allie

We wonder why bullying has gotten as severe as it has and it’s because no one does ANYTHING about it. No one is appropriately disciplined and no one is allowed to stick up for themselves. Bullying seminars and movies are all fine and dandy, but think back to when you were a kid, would you have seriously watched them and though “wow, i need to change my behavior!”?

Diana

Did you hear about KiVa school program regarding bullying? We leave in Finland and they do a great job with it in schools.

I have felt like that, but we all taught our son to hit back when struck, and have always dealt with the; bus-driver, school principle, firstly. but if i was on the sidewalk and the two were going at it, i would simply break it up. I wouldnt be no george zimmerman and take it into my own hands. If one was in extreme danger and the fight was unfair or a life was threatened, you can be sure I would step in and over-power and subdue the other one, either my kid or someone elses. but not go george zimmerman on nobody and use extreme force, confronting another child on a schoolbus isnt as bad as what other parents do. I know I will have to face many ridiculers when my special needs child is in school. most assuredly I will be using the same code of ethics that I have always resorted to.

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Today I took my 21 month old daughter to the mall so that she could play in the children’s play area. She clung to me for the first few minutes until finally she felt brave enough to go play. There was a small girl there, who was probably the same age. The girl was following my daughter around and telling her not to play with anything, and taking over anything she tried to play with. The mother of this little girl just sat there and smiled at the little girls behavior the whole time. My daughter is extremely polite and finds it easy to share at her young age. She did not cry, but continued to try and play. I was so sad and angry at the mother for not attempting to reprimand her child at anytime. I took my child and called it a day. I could see the mother was not showing concern for my little girl or for her daughter’s behavior. I wish I had handled the situation better and just politely tell the little girl to be nice, share, or play somewhere else. I feel like I let my little girl get bullied. It’s difficult seeing your child being treated unfairly or wrongfully, even if the situation might seem trivial to others. Mothers (and fathers) should pay attention to their children’s behaviors and teach them how to be considerate of others. Kindness is learned first from home.

It’s sad that the mothers in this article had to take such action. The bus drivers and any other adults witnessing the situation, who had authority,
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I will say that we have recently moved from Montreal, to Calgary Alberta and i have 2 teenage daughters here with me. They have been trying to adapt to the new City, and of course a new School, my oldest is in Senior High school grade 10, the other one is in Junior High School Grade 8. about 1.5 weeks ago my 15 year started having problems with this 1 girl in grade 11, the girl was accusing my daughter of looking at her boyfriend, my daughter is very pretty, and she admits that her first couple of days in the new school this boy kept looking at her, but she had no idea who he was or that he had a girlfriend. Once the boys girlfriend warned Madison to stop looking at him she did right away, she said he was more looking at her all the time. So it started like that a warning to my daughter from this girl, my daughter thought it would simply go away she had stop even glancing the boys way, and just wanted to forget the whole thing.
Day after day things started getting worse with the girl, she actually walked by my daughter 1 day and shoved her with the side of her arm, she was starting to gather crowds around her and star at my daughter and laugh, real humiliating stuff, my daughter has been in this school for only 1 month now.
Well Today was the icing on the cake.. like I was saying my daughter called me crying, i was in a training course across town , so i told my daughter to simply go home we’d deal with it after i got home, but she wasn’t able to leave because there was this huge crowd outside, and my daughter didn’t want to get jumped again.
anyways one of the same girls who was involved with my daughters assault threatened my 13 year old daughter when she came over to meet us at her sisters School. Well ..that was it!
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In hind sight i’m glad they were too wimpy to reveal themselves to me because i would of probably been arrested for assaulting a 17 or a couple of 17 year old girls..
But i am hoping i didn’t make it worse for my daughter, i just wont have my daughter being jumped, and i had spent some time with the principal before this..

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